Was I the only person who always thought NewEgg had something to do with EggHead (i.e. EggHead Software

[Al Neri]

Wikipedia just told me otherwise!

 

[SearchMaster]

I think a lot of people did when they first came onto the scene.

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
Wikipedia just told me otherwise!

I'd say you might be. I never thought they were related at all.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I thought that was the case when Newegg first arrived, as it hit the scene around the same time Egghead folded.

 

[rocadelpunk]

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
I thought that was the case when Newegg first arrived, as it hit the scene around the same time Egghead folded.

 

[Lorax]

i thought so at first, but the egghead(s) in my area closed a long time ago.

 

[sao123]

* raises hand *

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: sao123
* raises hand *

 

[Modeps]

I never thought they were related.

 

[EarthwormJim]

My dad still calls Newegg, Egghead occasionally.

 

[paulxcook]

I thought they were related.

 

[aphex]

Wasn't Egghead inside Staples stores?

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: aphex
Wasn't Egghead inside Staples stores?

Perhaps in some regions. The only Eggheads I ever went to were stand-alone stores in Seattle.

 

[0roo0roo]

no because i'm pretty sure i went to egghead before it died.

 

[Eli]

I did.

I remember going into Egghead a couple of times.

 

[Anubis]

looks like im the only one whos never heard of egghead software

 

[phoenix79]

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
I thought that was the case when Newegg first arrived, as it hit the scene around the same time Egghead folded.

+1

 

[Captante]

I used to shop in Egghead stores all the time & I knew they wern't related to Newegg.

 

[Evadman]

For a few days, yes.

 

[Shaotai]

I bought my 14.4kbps modem at Egghead... LOL...

I also remember playing the original doom they setup on a demo PC, so cool... Those were the days...

 

[mike2fix]

I actually worked at Egghead for a short time.

 

[manowar821]

My dad and I both did.

 

[Auric]

I remember EggHead as primarily a software retailer but wasn't into computars and only ever went there with a friend when they wanted to buy a PC game. But later I do remember buying schtuff from Onsale and being aware of their aquisition and ultimate absorption by Amazon since personally following the internets boom. Whereas Newegg was a Johnny-come-lately to the scene. So, no, I never thought there was any connection.

Now, can I haz a ?

 

[Fritzo]

Wasn't there an auction site named Egghead too? That place ROCKED! I bought a bunch of $300 ISDN routers from them for $40 at the time (late 90's). This was pre-Ebay.

 

[Auric]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Wasn't there an auction site named Egghead too? That place ROCKED! I bought a bunch of $300 ISDN routers from them for $40 at the time (late 90's). This was pre-Ebay.

That would have been, essentially, Onsale. I got a bunch of junk there too.

There was another more ghetto (close-out oriented) auction format seller too called Zauction.

Then there were group buy sites like Mercata that went the way of the dodo... NECX which was bought by Gateway nee Gateway 2000... Value America... oh the memories. lulz